World's Worst Blogger

 Not much blogging MOJO, but I have been knitting.  These are my February Desert Vista Dyeworks socks. I used Baa Baa Black Sheep and it is a plain vanilla sock.

These are the ones I knit for January.  The colorway is A Colorful Celebration.  These are also vanilla socks with a little bit of ribbing on the sides.

I have my color for next month picked out.

Just Keep Knitting, Just Keep Knitting

I am in the black hole of knitting but I must continue because the baby will be here soon.  The pattern is the Garter Ridge Baby Blanket.  The yarn is Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn in Tropical Pink.

Another Sock in Progress

These are socks I started while I waited for the new year so I could start my Colorful Celebration socks.   I am doing them toe up as well.  The yarn is Ella Rae Lace Merino.  I just added a little ribbing to the David's Toe Up Cookbook pattern.  I have started the second sock and hope to have them done by the end of January.

An Old Finished Object

These are my Red Raider socks that I finished in October.  They are Red Raider socks because these colors are our school colors and the Red Raider is our mascot.  I like to wear them on game days when I remember.

This is one of the two pairs of socks I currently have on the needles.  The yarn is Desert Vista Dyeworks in A Colorful Celebration.   I am using my Vanilla sock recipe but doing them toe up.

Spinning the Bin 2015

I have decided to participate in the Spin the Bin Challenge this year.  This is about 46 ounces of fiber that I hope to finish by the end of 2015.

Ten on Tuesday Favorite Books of 2014

I read overe 100 books this year so this was difficult for me to just pick ten.


1. Ten Tiny Breaths by K. A. Tucker

2. One Tiny Lie by K. A. Tucker

3. Four Seconds to Lose by K. A. Tucker

4. Five Ways to Fall by K.A. Tucker

I enjoyed these books so much that I didn't read for almost a week after I had finished them.

5. The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail by Richard Peck

6. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

7. Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan.  In 2013, I read Waiting for the Magic.  It is one of my favorite books of all time.

8. The Heist by Janet Evanovich and Lee Child

9 The Last Letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moyes

10. Unleashing Mr. Darcy by Teri Wilson

Arrgghhhh!

 I have been in a knitting slump.  I don't have much to show for the last couple months.  I am hoping that blogging will get me out of it.  These are Vanilla Latte socks, I am using Lorna's Laces in the Circus colorway.

These are a slightly modified version of the Vanilla Latte socks.  The yarn is Biscotte & Cie in the Queen of Spades colorway.

This is my current spinning project.  It has been on the wheel since July.  The fiber is Woolgatherings Polwarth.  I am spinning it into a gradient.

Please ignore the horrible tablet photos.  I couldn't get my camera to cooperate. ;)

Tour De Fleece

This is what I completed during Tour de Fleece.   From the top for down, one braid of Woolgatherings Merino Bamboo Silk,  FCK dance club in Tango in Polwarth, and Mambo in Polwarth.   The bobbin is Woolgatherings Polwarth that I only got half of the bump finished.  I did start the second bobbin today.

Languishing

I have a few projects that have been languishing for too long.  I am determined to finish them up by the end of August.  This spinning project should be done today or tomorrow hopefully.

I am planning to go monogamous on this project to try to whip it out.  I only have one sleeve and the rest of the body to finish.  I am planning to start the second sleeve today.


I also have yarn that I want to knit with during my time frame.  I only have one more project on the needles besides this one.  Maybe that will get done as well.

Third Pattern is the Charm

This is the third pattern I have tried for these socks.  First, I tried the Spiraling Squares socks, but for some reason I just wasn't loving it.  Second, I tried the Business Casual socks, but I messed up and decided the traveling cable stitch would drive me crazy before I was done.  I have finally decided on the Vanilla Latte socks.  I have figured out how to center them for the next time I knit them.  This time they will mirror each other.

Hamako

I knit the Hamako baby blanket for my great nephew.  I used I Love This Yarn yarn in Peacock.  I did five pattern repeats.  I started it May 28th and finished it this morning.

Knit Worthy

This is a present for someone very knit worthy.  Hope this person likes it.

One Post = One Finished Object

The only FO for May!  One pair of plain vanilla socks out of Desert Vista Dyeworks in Masquerade.

Two Socks Don't Make A Pair

 I have two pairs of socks halfway done.

 Blue Moon Fiber Arts in Pixie Park

Desert Vista Dyeworks in Masquerade

A Sweater in a Week?

I started a summer sweater today.  I originally had planned to knit a Hey Teach with this yarn, but I couldnt get the sleeves the way I wanted them.  I decided to try a Henley Tee instead.  I am going on a field trip with my daughter on April 29th and I would like to be able to wear it then.  So my goal is a sweater by next Sunday.

Just The Beginning

This is the beginning of my new sweater.   I am making the sleeves first and will do the three body pieces after I finish the sleeves.  I am debating whether to knit the body in one piece or the three pieces that the pattern has stated.  I have never changed the construction of a sweater before.

Not Much Knitting

I haven't been knitting much lately.   I have been spinning and reading more.  I am slowly plugging away on a couple pairs of socks and trying to finish a couple braids of fiber I have started.  These are Socks That Rock lightweight in Pixie Park.  It has been in my stash a long time.

I am spinning some Frabjous Fiber in Stained Glass.   This is a BFL/Sparkle base.

Stripey Awesomeness

I LOVE self striping sock yarn.  One of my favorites is Desert Vista Dyeworks.   I love the colors and they always make me want to keep knitting on them.  I haven't knit much this week so not a ton of progess though most of it was made today.  This morning when I was knitting while drinking coffee I was only on the first white stripe.

Finished Object Friday

I have a finished object on Friday.   The Kroy socks are done.  I used size 1 needles over 64 stitches in my usual Vanilla Ribbed socks.  I think this is the only sock pattern I have knit this year, and this is my third pair in 2014.   These may be a gift.

A New Project

I have three skeins of Malabrigo Lace that I was going to use for a Featherweight Cardi, but I just didn't trust that it would hold up very long.  I decided to use the yarn for a Girasole shawl instead.  I started it this morning and this is up to the beginning of chart B.

Since it is Spring Break, I had more time to knit today.  This picture is at the beginning of chart C.  I am on row 6 of the chart now.